Which Field Marshal famously used to fire Staff Officers if they could not write orders within two pages?
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It was General Patton.
It is my opinion that Army orders should not exceed a page and a half of typewritten text and it was my practice not to issue orders longer than this. Usually they can be done on one page, and the back of the page used for a sketch map.
I think this is from his book War As I Knew It, but I don't have a copy. However, I did find this source.
I haven't found any evidence of Patton dismissing staff officers for breaking this rule. Indeed, on one occasion Patton didn't even fire a subordinate face-to-face but got Bradley (who he? Ed.) to do it for him.
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